High Court · 2025

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJEqHWAR RAO WRIT PETITIo No:11198 OF 2025 n Between: :tr, : Kaushika Venkataramana, S/o. Dhanraj, aged 6'l years, Occ' Retired District fmptov.eni officer, Rl/o.A.No.3-5-48, Ramnagar, Ramagundam, Peddappalli qiskict.. ..PETITIONER AND 't' Th6istate of Telegana, Rep. by its Spl. Chief Secretary to Government, f inince Departm6nt, Or.e.n.nhUeakar Telangana Secretariat; Hyderabad' The Director of Treasuries and Accounts' lnsurance building, Abids, Hyderabad. The Pav and Accounts Officer, O/o. the Director of Treasuries and Accounts, lnsuran-ce building, Abids, Hyderabad. The District Treasury Officer, I\/ancheriat, lvlancherial district. The Sub-Treasury Officer, Bellampalli, [t/lancherial district' 1 2 3 4 5 ...RESPONDENTS Petition under. Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleasedtoissueanappropriatewrit,particularlyoneinthenatureoflvlandamusor any other appropriate writ declaring that the aclion of the respondents in not rellasing of admitted pending final payments of Gratuity(composite^share1^Bill amouni 13,02,779.00 bearing STO Token No. 2515886243 dated 26.06.2024, Gratuity (Telangana share) Bill amount 2,97 ,221 OO bearing STO Token No 25i 58ti625g OiteO ZO.OO.Z024, Commutation (composite share) Bill amount ie,OS,gt e.OO bearing STO Token No. 2515886273 dated 26.06.2024. Commutation (Telangina share) Bill amount 4,26,589'00 bearing STO Token No' 2515886285dated26.06.2o24,andG.P.F.finalwithdrawalbillamountRs. i,at,zlz.oo bearing sro Token No. 25.17160377 dated o3.o7.2024, final EL's Encashment-BillAmountforRs.16,04,970.00SToTokenNo.2513163161dated lifi.Z1i+ and ApGLIF amount for Rs. 3,14,604.00 bearing STO Token No. 2454272732 dated 21 .02.2O24 as arbilrary, un-reasonable and violation of Articles 14,16 and 21 of the constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents ,_""'=7 Io 1 .to 4 hereirj to. reltr.ase and pay admitted pending final payments of Gratuity(composi e ; rare) Biil amount il,oz,lls.oo beaiing S-to roken No. 251_5886243 clated 26.06.2024, Cratuiiy if"Lngrn" share) Bill amount 2,97,221 .00 bear no S To Token No. 25158{i62a9 dat;d 26.06.202',1,, CorrriutLn (g9mpo1lte..1rrare) 6i, amount .18,69,818.00 bearing STO Token Nc. 2515886273 dated 26.06.202 4, C ommutation (Telangana shJre) Bill amourit +,ZO"SgS.OO bearing STO T,rke,r No, 2515886285 dated 26.06.2024, anrl G.p.F. final withdrawat birr anount Rs 2,61,213.00 bearing sro ior,"n trro zstzrooeiza;i"o 03'07 2024, finar EL's Encashment Biil Amou"nt for Rs. i6,04 970.()0 STo roken No. 2513163'1 6'1 dat,_.d 11.06.2024 and ApGLIF amount for Rr;. 3,14,604.00 bearing STo roken to. 2454272t32 dated zliz.zbz+ aronq witlr inie,"ii oi+ percent per annurr in lhe interest of justrce. IANO:1O F 2025 Petition unr er Section-l!1 CpC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired i, sup port of the petition, f'""nigh corrt may be prerased to direct the respondents rlo. I to 5 herein to ielease"ano pry ,iriiteo p"riiig"ii"rr payments of Grat uity(:omposite share) Bill amount 13,O2,775.0O bearinq STO roken No. 2s1s,t624:\ dared 26..06 202q, C..uiriiv fr.i;;;;;";;r"rj"iii'rrrir", 2'97,221 .00 bearirg SIO Token trto. zsrsbaoiss ort"o zo 00.2024, commutation (composite share) Bi[ ,rmount 18,69,8rs oo oeairng sro roken No. 2515886273 dated 26.06.2024 Cc,mmutation lfefangana shJre) Biil urornt l,ZOlAl.OO bearing STO To ien No. 25158ti6285 "Ort"o- 20.00.2024, and G.p.F. finar withdrawar biil am( unt Rs 2,61,2'1 3.00 bearing sro-roten No. 2517160377 dated 03.07.2024, finar E L's r:ncashment eitt nmou;iroi Rs. 16,04,970 0r1 sro roken No' 2513163161 ia."ri 11.06-2024 ano npcrii amount for Rs 3,.14,604.00 bearins STO Token Nct. 2454272132 dated zliz.iozii *;h iri.r"l] O)+ percent per annum in the interest of .1ustice. Counsel for the p6titiorrer:SRl. CHINDAM ANJANEyULU "tor; Counsel for the Resporrdents: Gp FOR SERVICES lll The Cor.irt made th_. folrowing: ORDER , ,:i. l' i I l I T EHO ,B E SRI U v P w R PETIT o L o 20 ORDER With the consent of both the parties' this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal, at the admission stage'

2. Heard Mr. Chindam Anjaneyulu' learned counsel for the Government Pleader for Services-Ill for petitioner, and learned respondent Nos.1 to 5.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner retired from service on 31'05'2024 and till now' his retirement benefits were not released by the respondents'

4. Learned Government Pleader submits that the bills pertaining to the retirement benefits of the petitioner are already processed' However, due to dearth of funds, the amounts could not be released to the petitioner on time' Learned Government Pleader further submits that as per seriatim of the token numbers'.amou nts will be released to the beneficiaries'

5. Having regard to the above submissions' this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to release and pay the admitted pending final payments of Gratuity (composite share) Bill amount of Rs.13,02,779/- vide STO Token No'2515886243' dated I ,

26.06.2024, Gratuity (Telangana share) Bill itmount oF Rs.2,97,22 L/- viflq STO Token No.2515886259, dated 26.06.2024, Commutation ir:omposite share) Bill amount of Rs.1B,6t),818/_ vide STO Tokerr No.2515886273, dated 26.06.2024, C,tmmutation (Telangana share) Bill amount of Rs.4,26,589/_ vide STO Token No.2515BB(,285, dated 26.06.2024, G.p.F. finat witf drawat bitl amount of Rs.2,61,213/- vide STO Token No.2517160377, dated 03.07.2024, Final ELs Encashment Bill amount of Rs.t6,O4,97O/_ vide STO Ttkerr No.2513163161. dated 11.06.2024, and APGLIF amount of ls..1,14,604/- vide STO Token No.2454272t32, dated 2L.02.2024, pertaining to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, prefer,ably within a period of ten (10) weeks fro n the date of receipt 01 a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. I\4iscellitnec us petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. //rRUE coPY// "'*'t+i11^[l8i+[iR I n r..r,o* oFFrcER Il",'Jffi [liff i:T:13fln:"""og:?,;:[:,:iilE::;r?.:radmenr, Iffi"'rifi:::' or ,ts'"" "' and Accounts, lnsurance buirdins, Abids, To, 1 2 Director or rreasuries ard Accounts, ' Il",giliBl fl'r?li:XH31i:i!#B;f " 4. The District Treas:ry Officer, Mancherial, t\/ancherial district. 5. The Sub-Tre: sury officer, Berampari, rVrancheriar district. 6. One CC to S lt. ,: HTNDAM ANJANEYULU Advocate tOpUCl ' ,lJa?r?"t 8. Two CD Copils to (iP FcR sERVICES ilt ,High court for the State or T.etangana. KKS GJP I I I l ! I I f f I I ' L- & HIGH COUIRT DATED:1 510412025 l i I I ORDER WP.No.11198 of 2025 CC TODAY : .\E SrAfe: ,f, ? 1 APn ztfr v o 4t' DISPOSING T!-IE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COS;TS (+- 'tl 1) !